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Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Aleksandr Lukashevich,
The Damascus chemical attack accusations indicate the launch of “another anti-Syrian propaganda wave” and, in this context, the calls on the UN Security Council to immediately use force in Syria “heard from some EU capitals” are “unacceptable”, Lukashevich said.
The unfortunate thing about this post is that you are using poor propagandist resources to show legit news stories.
I dig that you, at the very end, posted some credible links, but you know some of your "fans" on RS will not see those.
If you want to appeal to the masses and let people know about all the horrible horrible things currently happening in Syria, stop leading with this Zionist bullshit. If not, people will miss the point.
I remember reading something about a bunch of civilians being gassed the other day..
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Doctors Without Borders says some 355 people who showed "neurotoxic symptoms" died following the suspected chemical weapons attack this week near Syria's capital.
The Paris-based humanitarian aid group said Saturday that three hospitals it supports in the Damascus region reported receiving roughly 3,600 patients who showed such symptoms over less than three hours on Wednesday morning.
A debate has ensued about who was behind the alleged gas attack on rebel-held Damascus suburbs that activists previously said killed more than 130 people. The attack has spurred demands for an independent investigation and renewed talk of potential international military action, if chemical weapons were indeed used.
The organization released a statement Saturday describing symptoms including convulsions, extreme salivation, contracted pupils and sight and respiratory problems.
The charity said many were treated with atropine, a drug administered to those with "neurotoxic symptoms."
"[We] can neither scientifically confirm the cause of these symptoms nor establish who is responsible for the attack," said the organization's Director of Operations Bart Janssens.
"However, the reported symptoms of the patients, in addition to the epidemiological pattern of the events, characterized by the massive influx of patients in a short period of time, the origin of the patients, and the contamination of medical and first aid workers, strongly indicate mass exposure to a neurotoxic agent."
Anti-government activists accuse the Syrian government of carrying out the toxic gas attack on the eastern suburbs of Damascus and have reported death tolls ranging from 136 to 1,300.
Government points finger at rebels
Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil said foreign militants carried out the attack with the backing of Israel and supporters in the West in a bid to thwart efforts to hold an international peace conference to end the Syrian bloodshed.
"We can only say that extremist forces carried it out, linked to foreign forces, since no Syrian can do this against another Syrian," he said Wednesday. "At the head of these forces are those who have promoted vengeance and hatred and spoke of ousting the regime by force over the past two years."
Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said this week that evidence of a possible chemical weapons attack was mounting, but he stopped short of confirming a chemical attack actually took place.
"The fact that Syria continues to bombard this specific geographic area ... is telling," Baird said at a press conference Friday afternoon. “The fact that Syria will not let the UN inspectors who are on the ground in the country today visit this area is a very telling action.”
Baird said he has met with his British counterpart, William Hague, and both of them are “troubled” by the United Nations Security Council’s inability to take decisive action.
Wednesday's attack came as a UN team was on the ground in Syria investigating earlier claims of chemical weapons attacks.
More than 100,000 people have been killed in Syria during more than two years of clashes between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and opposition fighters seeking to overthrow his regime.
-355 people who showed "neurotoxic symptoms" died following the suspected chemical weapons attack.
-three hospitals in the Damascus region reported receiving roughly 3,600 patients who showed such symptoms of a chemical weapon attack within less than three hours on Wednesday morning.
-Gov't says Militants did it....Militants say gov't did it.
-UN still can decide what to do.
-More that 100,000 people have died since the beginning of all this.
The UN can't decide what to do because everyone is split down the "usual suspects" lines...China and Russia support Syria, Americans and others do not. This equals a stalemate.
At this point, I could see either side using chem weapons to use to their public relations advantage. In order to turn the stalemate, you need to turn the public opinion...and there is nothing like gassing a few thousand civilians to accomplish that goal.
Honestly, I don't think either side should be supplying them at all. And we all know that both sides are being armed by their associated allies. All you do is prolong suffering by prolonging the war.
Once again, people in another country become the pawns in the games of other countries. As, at this point, there can be no negotiated peace, as US &co has stated that they want Assad gone, so its a fight to the end.
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the US can't even deny that AlQaeda is strewn within the rebels as they were initially trying to
now the talking point of supporters of officially intervening (since we've already had reports of hush hush intervention) is "we should support them but just make sure alqaeda doesnt get our weapons"
it's such a shame what the country has turned into nothing but rubble it seems from whatever footage we're getting
if you guys are looking for the most unbiased world news that covers pretty much everything going on in the globe, bookmark Al Jazeera English, they got stuff on there even their TV channel doesn't show....
It's not perfect, but as close to truthful and straightforward as a world class news outlet gets
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^^ that's true except one has to remember they're a Qatar news agency and basically saudi arabias bitch. so their news while famed for being unbiased isn't entirely, especially when it comes to topics where its considered shia vs sunni, they're biased towards sunni
and that point has been brought up over the coverage of syria if you google you'll find endless claims of bias towards the sunni factions in syria and an aljazeera reporter that is shia even quit the agency over it
they've been ridiculed over said biases regarding Bahrain as well during their protests (which were squashed by the saudi military)
The unfortunate thing about this post is that you are using poor propagandist resources to show legit news stories.
I dig that you, at the very end, posted some credible links, but you know some of your "fans" on RS will not see those.
If you want to appeal to the masses and let people know about all the horrible horrible things currently happening in Syria, stop leading with this Zionist bullshit. If not, people will miss the point.
Wait do you actually think Assad is responsible for gassing his people?
This is what Zionist (your credible) news media is stating.
if you guys are looking for the most unbiased world news that covers pretty much everything going on in the globe, bookmark Al Jazeera English, they got stuff on there even their TV channel doesn't show....
It's not perfect, but as close to truthful and straightforward as a world class news outlet gets
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This is what Zionist (your credible) news media is stating.
CiC what are your thoughts on the Al Jazeera English channel for news around the world?
Wait do you actually think Assad is responsible for gassing his people?
This is what Zionist (your credible) news media is stating.
I don't think any of us can state with certainty which side is doing what to whom, none of us are there, nor do we speak the language of the locals. Whatever we hear is both filtered and translated. Gassing has happened, and we're not sure which side, if not potentially both or neither (independent actors claiming to support one side or the other) has done it. To make any claims or discredit any is equally foolish as the information coming from Syria is incredibly suspect and imperfect.
As an aside, I was listening to the BBC awhile back and heard an interview with someone who was reporting from inside Syria. Interestingly enough, he was less angry about the deaths than the lives. The economy is shot to hell, people are starving and unable to support themselves or their families, and the Syrian nation itself is suffering.
"Nobody is denying the tragedy of the deaths the people here in Syria have suffered. But what about the people who live? Does nobody care that there is no food? No medicine? No jobs or money? A death is an end, but people who live continue. And now, that continuation is nothing but suffering. Where is the outrage for that?"
This again... We don't know the truth at all to be honest. I posted an article with clear evidence that Syrian rebels were caught with gas agents trying to cross the border in Turkey awhile back. But the US and the Western media are stern on the Syrian regime being the ones using gas agents.
Also Western media are so focused on trying to portray Syria as the evil side that they would rather not explain the fact that Syrian rebels are also bombing and attacking innocent civilians. Sounds like an excuse to jump in the fray against Russia and or China. I'm also not surprised America wants Assad gone as he has always been critical of USA, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Israel.
But it also doesn't change the fact that these Syrian 'Rebels' consist of Terrorist groups wanting control and trying to overthrow the real and legitimate ruler and President of Syria.
So ask yourself, how would you respond to a group of rebels trying to overthrow you?
The Jew-based Amero synagogal venture capitalistic communists will no doubt use the industrial war-machine complex to further oppress the paradise state of Iran (herefore known as "Heaven on Earth") by committing untold atrocities in Syria.
When these feminist pigs and their machine of unclean aggression eventually rolls through the middle east they will bring with them the same level decadence and degradation that led to the downfall of Sodom and Gammorah in an attempt to promote the newest Miley Cyrus video.
The only way to block the NSA microwave signals attached to cockroach transmitters (open your walls, they're there people) is to coat your earlobes in dijon mustard to prevent them coming through. Metal storm authorized on fleeing pirate ship owned by Japanese government order to sink ship given!
When the American government overthrew a South American democracy in the name of a fruit company it ensured milkshakes for all.
This is 2013. Where is Syria's milkshake?
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